Manny Pacquiao vs. Marquez 4 Sells Out! Boxing Gate Exceeds $10.5 Million
By Media Report on Doghouse Boxing (Dec 7, 2012)
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MANNY IN THE BANK! PACQUIAO – MÁRQUEZ 4 SELLS OUT 16,000-PLUS SEATS AT MGM GRAND FOR $10.5 MILLION-PLUS GATE. Closed-Circuit Seats Projected to Sell Out Too.
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (December 7, 2012) – The
people have spoken and they voted unanimously for Saturday’s welterweight battle
between MANNY PACQUIAO and JUAN MANUEL MÁRQUEZ 4 -- Act Four of their
exciting and fistoric rivalry. Hall
of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced
today that the MGM Grand Garden Arena and its 16,000-plus seats have completely sold out, producing a live gate in excess of $10.5
million.
“Manny and Juan Manuel may have unfinished business in the ring, but as
far as the live box office, it’s business as usual – another sellout,” said
Arum. “I encourage boxing fans in
Las Vegas to go to their favorite MGM Resort International property to purchase
their closed-circuit seats today because the projections are looking like a sell
out there too.”
Pacquiao
vs. Márquez 4 will be available via closed circuit at the following MGM Resorts
International Las Vegas properties: ARIA, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo, New York-New York and Circus
Circus. Tickets are priced at $50,
not including applicable service charges. All seats will be general admission and will be available at each
individual property’s box office.
Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs),
of the Philippines, and Márquez (54-6-1,
39 KOs), of México, who have won world titles
in 12 weight divisions between them, will go mano a mano and toe-to-toe in a
12-round welterweight battle.
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The
finale of the all-new editions of HBO’s all-access reality series 24/7
PACQUIAO/MARQUEZ 4 debuts Tonight! Friday, December 7 (8:00-8:30 p.m. ET/PT), the night before the
high-stakes welterweight showdown. All four episodes will have multiple replay
dates on HBO, and the series will also be available on HBO On Demand and HBO
GO®.
Pacquiao-Márquez
4 is promoted by Top Rank®, in association with MP Promotions, Zanfer
Promotions, Márquez Boxing, Tecate, Wonderful Pistachios, Cinemax ‘Banshee,’
Smart Communications, Universal Pictures ‘Django Unchained’ and MGM Grand Hotel
& Casino.
The
Pacquiao vs. Márquez 4 telecast, which begins at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT,
will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available
to more than 92 million pay-per-view homes. HBO Pay-Per-View, a division of Home
Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the
pay-per-view industry. Follow HBO Boxing news at www.hbo.com and
at www.facebook.com/hboboxing. Use the hashtag
#PacMarquez to join the conversation on Twitter. For Pacquiao vs. Márquez
updates, log on to www.toprank.com or www.hbo.com.
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